Firm and Provider News

LexisNexis has expanded their Intellectual Property Solutions with a new product called IP DataDirect-Patents, and enhancements to TotalPatent and Patent Optimizer. TotalPatent was named "Best Online Science or Technology Service" finalist in Software & Information Industry Association's 2008 CODiE Awards.

The Hon. George Bundy Smith, a partner in the law firm of Chadbourne & Parke LLP, received the Spirit of Excellence Award from the American Bar Association's Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in February in Los Angeles.
After serving for 14 years as an associate judge on the Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, Judge Smith joined...

DataCert, Inc., has announced the release of Corporate Legal Desktop®10 (CLD 10), a comprehensive solution that enables in-house lawyers to take control of their legal operations. With CLD 10, corporate legal departments can now manage legal and IP spend while tracking volumes of documents and financial information related to legal matters.

Gibbons P.C. announces the addition of five employment law attorneys to the firm's Newark office. The new group, led by Patrick Brady, enhances Gibbons' practice in this area, bringing the total number of attorneys in its Employment Law Department to 25.
Joining the firm as directors are Mr. Brady, Clara H. Rho and John M. O'Connor, and as associates...

Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. and firm member Michael Ligorano were recognized by the Raritan Valley Chapter of Habitat for Humanity (RVHFH). The firm received the 2007 Community Partner Professional Service Award for its significant service to the Habitat for Humanity program, and Mr. Ligorano was acknowledged with a Professional Service Award for...

King & Spalding has announced that it has established an office in Silicon Valley and will open a second California office in San Francisco. The offices will focus initially on the firm's strengths in intellectual property, FDA/healthcare, tort litigation, private equity, real estate capital markets, government and internal investigations, business...

Stradley Ronon attorney Frances Gauthier co-incorporated the Delaware Hispanic Bar Association, the first professional association in Delaware for Hispanic attorneys. The association was formed to promote the social, economic, professional and educational advancement of the Hispanic community in the state. Ms. Gauthier is a founding board member and vice...

Goodwin Procter LLP has announced the addition of partner Robert J. McGahan, former Acting Deputy Chief for Major Frauds for the United States Attorney's Office for the Central District of California. He will practice in the downtown Los Angeles office.

The Pro Bono Initiative Committee of Proskauer Rose has named the recipients of its 2008 Pro Bono Golden Gavel Awards. This is the first year the Golden Gavels have been presented by the firm, recognizing lawyers and teams of lawyers who did exceptional pro bono work throughout 2007. Over all, 13 lawyers and two teams comprising an additional 16 lawyers...

Aetna has announced that it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the costs of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. A group of New Jersey doctors led the effort to prevent the policy from becoming enforced. John D. Fanburg, the Health Law Practice Group Chair at WolfBlock in Roseland, represented the physicians that led this effort...

The eBillingHub, the market leader in simplifying electronic billing for law firms, has announced a strengthening of its relationship with DataCert to enhance the connectivity between their respective electronic billing products.
The automated bill submission capabilities of the eBillingHub, with seamless connectivity capabilities to Data-Cert's...

Saul Ewing LLP has announced the addition of Karen L. Palestini as a partner in the Business Department and a member of the Health Law Practice Group in its Princeton, NJ office. She is the eighth attorney to join the firm's Princeton office since the beginning of the year.

John H. Estey, chief of staff to Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell from 2003 to 2007 and later senior adviser to the governor, left government service on February 15 to join Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP as a partner, leading a new Government Relations & Regulatory Affairs Practice that will serve as a strategic partner to business clients...

Recommind, a leading provider of enterprise search, automatic categorization and eDiscovery systems for law firms and enterprises, and iCONECT Development, LLC, a leader in litigation support and collaboration software, have announced a strategic alliance that will combine Recommind's Axcelerate eDiscovery application with iCONECT's nXT and eXT Web-based...

UHY International has been named one of the first full members of the Forum of Firms after reporting it has implemented a globally coordinated quality assurance program, committed to the use of International Standards on Auditing (ISAs), and met other specific ethics requirements, the Forum announced today.

The National Arbitration Forum announces the release of the 2007 ADR Law & Policy Year in Review. The review names and summarizes what it considers the most significant arbitration and mediation cases of 2007.
Cases included in the Year in Review are:

West km, the management application from Thomson West that lets legal professionals capture and maximize their expertise and intellectual assets, now offers newproductivity capabilities in the newly released West km 4.0 platform.
West km 4.0 features a new technology platform plus enhanced search and classification functionality, giving users a...

Haymarket Media Group, a global media company, has selected Corporation Service Companyto manage its entire domain name portfolio. CSCwill help Haymarket manage and secure its Web presence as well as protect its brands from infringement on the Internet.
In addition to strategic brand protection advice, CSC also provides digital services to Haymarket...

Ms. Kittay, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney, is an experienced litigator with more than two decades of service in the U.S. Attorney's Office in Washington, DC and the U.S. Department of Justice's Criminal Division. She has tried hundreds of cases in state and federal court, including more than 20 trials in U.S. District Court, and has argued many appeals...